High Altitude. Human Adaptation to Hypoxia

Description

· Written by an international group of expert authors
· In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the clinical aspects and basic science of Hypoxia
· Important new volume that offers a window into greater understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases

Over the last decade the science and medicine of high altitude and hypoxia adaptation has seen great advances. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxia addresses the challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and the particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to high altitude. In-depth and comprehensive chapters cover both the basic science and the clinical consequences of exposure to high altitude. Genetic, cellular, organ and whole body system responses to high altitudes are covered and chapters discuss these effects on a wide range of diseases. Expert authors provide insight into the care of patients with pre-existing medical conditions that fail in some cases to adapt as well as offer insights into how high altitude research can help critically ill patients. High Altitude: Human Adaptation to Hypoxiais an important new volume that offers a window into greater understanding and more successful treatment of hypoxic human diseases.

Table of contents

1. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of O2 Sensing
Paul T. Schumacker

2. Cell and Molecular Defenses Against Hypoxia
Stilla Frede and Joachim Fandrey

3. Control of Breathing
Luc J. Teppema and Remco R. Berendson

4. Lung Function and Gas Exchange
Andrew M. Luks and Susan R. Hopkins

5. Pulmonary Circulation
Marco Maggiorini, Peter Bartsch, and Erik R Swenson

6. Cardiovascular System
Aaron L. Baggish, Eugene E. Wolfel, and Benjamin D. Levine

7. Cerebral Circulation and Brain
Philip N. Ainslie, Mark H. Wilson, and Christopher HE Imray

8. Autonomic Nervous System
Roger Hainsworth, Mark J. Drinkhill, and Victoria E. Claydon

9. Skeletal Muscle
Hans Hoppeler, Matthias Mueller, and Michael Vogt

10. Blood and Hemostasis
Peter Bärtsch and Jim Milledge

11. Renal Function and Fluid Balance
Erik R. Swenson and Niels V. Olsen

12. Endocrine Function
Jean-Paul Richalet

13. Gastrointestinal Function
Noor Hamad and Simon Travis

14. Immune System
Robert S. Mazzeo and Erik R. Swenson

15. Nutrition and Metabolism
George A. Brooks

16. Exercise
Carsten Lundby

17. Sleep
Yvonne Nussbaumer-Ochsner and Konrad E. Bloch

18. Reproduction and Growth
Susan Niermeyer

19. Human Evolution at High Altitude
Cynthia M. Beall

20. Acute Mountain Sickness and High-Altitude Cerebral Edema
Peter Bärtsch and Damian Miles Bailey

21. High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Robert B. Schoene and Erik R. Swenson

22. Subacute and Chronic Mountain Sickness
Fabiola León-Velarde S, María Rivera-Ch, and Francisco C. Villafuerte

23. High Altitude and Common Medical Conditions
Andrew M. Luks and Peter H. Hackett